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Foxcatcher

Electro Harmonix Superego+

Eastside Music Supply: This Week’s Guitar Pedal PicksNashville guitar pedal store helps you explore the endless world of guitar soundsThe world of guitar pedals moves terribly fast. This is what makes pursuing your perfect sound such an exciting adventure. At Eastside Music Supply, we know that new guitar pedals are going to market so rapidly, it can be hard to keep up. This is why we’re launching our weekly guitar pedal picks. Every week, we’re going to explore three of our favorite pedals that we have available in our store, so as to help educate you on what makes them exceptional, what they do, how they work and how they may help you find the sound you’re seeking.

Of course, we encourage you to come in and try these pedals out for yourselves! While reading about a pedal may help you understand it in theory, nothing beats actually trying it out for yourself!

Here are this week’s guitar pedal picks:

Midnight Amplification SENTINEL: Our take: The builder was inspired by Slowdive while creating the pedal. It's capable of loads of tone shaping but is basically a unique combination of gain and reverb.

Here is the builder's description:

Who will you trust to keep watch over your tone? The Sentinel by Midnight Amplification is the culmination of two things all players love; gain and reverb. By adding features that we have personally always sought after ourselves, the Sentinel will keep watch long into the night.

A momentary ‘freak’ switch is perfect for those noisy intro’s, not to mention that when paired with a heavy amount of distortion and reverb, you’re sure that the guard will be talking back to you.

Details:

True Bypass

9V powered

Large footprint

Powder coated enclosures with full colour graphics

Electro Harmonix SUPEREGO+Our take: This thing is a beast! This pedal combines the beloved superego synth engine with multi-effects processing that borrows some of the most famous EHX modulation and delay effects in one box!

Here is the builder's description:

Building on the synthesis platform of the award-winning Superego, our new Superego+ raises the bar when it comes to creating synth effects, sound layers, glissandos, infinite sustain and more. Plus, we’ve added a complete effects section featuring 11 effects types, an EXP input for effect parameter control/preset recall and an EXT jack for a 3-button controller.

The pedal provides enough sound shaping control to please the most sonically adventurous player and is equipped with Dry, Effect, Attack, Decay, Threshold, Layer and Gliss knobs, plus Rate and Depth knobs for the Effects Section. Four foot-switchable Freeze modes: Moment, Sustain, Auto and Latch, plus a Live Effects mode where the dry signal is routed thru the built-in effects and the internal synth engine is disabled, are included.

The polyphonic Superego+ works with guitar as well as other instruments including bass, keyboards, vocals, drums, etc. and comes equipped with an EHX 9.6DC-200 AC Adaptor.

Coppersound FOXCATCHER:

Our take: This bad boy is a super versatile drive section for any pedalboard. Universally applicable to nearly any setup.

2in1 Overdrive / Swiss Army Knife of drive. ​Here is the builder's description:

Foxcatcher is the result of a six month trial and study. After a variety of breadboard builds and circuit explorations, we finally decided to clear the breadboard and start with a circuit that we loved, the Bluesbreaker. From there, we began changing and adding to the base circuit. The first of which was a slight change to the tone section and the addition of the Nature knob. From there, we added an output buffer and true bypass stylings. From the start, we wanted to have an independent boost section on the pedal. That decision was easy, our Gravity Bomb (you can read more about Gravity Bomb here). Once real world testing was in full swing, we started showing friends, family and local dealers. Taking everyone's critiques into consideration, we added an effect order toggle switch. Lastly, we incorporated a Burr Brown audiophile op amp and made it so that Foxcatcher can receive up to 18 volts. This allows for even more clarity. John du Pont’s signature pedal.

Details:

VOLUME – Controls the overall output volume.

TONE – Controls the overall brightness. Adjust to taste.

NATURE – The “magic” knob! Use in conjunction with Tone and Drive to sculpt a glassier, tube-driven effect.

DRIVE – Controls the amount of overdrive. Get gritty while adding sustain.

FIRST TOGGLE – Determines whether the boost is pre (adds gain) or post (adds volume) to the drive circuit.

BOOST KNOB – Controls the desired boost amount when the right footswitch is engaged.

Remember to come see us in person at 2915 Gallatin Pike! We have hundreds of new and used guitar pedals for you to try out in our shop. We really encourage you to plug in and discover a sound that you love!